Part 1The Siren's Debt

I was once a scientist specializing in bio-engineering. To further my research on interspecies breeding, I dissected a merman I had raised with my own hands.

Five years later, I was captured.

The merman I had brutally murdered descended like a god and abducted me.

I wanted to say thank you, but a sedative was forced down my throat.

Chained to a bed, the merman pressed his fingertips against my lower abdomen.

"Professor, experiments are so fascinating. Let me explore the limits of the human body, shall I?"

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During WWII, there was a form of water torture where water was forced into a prisoner's stomach.

I imagined the pain must be like this.

When the distension became uncontrollable, the terror of my stomach exploding followed.

I wasn't afraid of death.

I was only afraid of dying right now.

"Caspian," I gripped his wrist, my voice trembling uncontrollably, "Let... let me go..."

"Let you go?"

Caspian seemed to be waiting for those exact words.

He suddenly raised his voice, pinning my wrists above my head with one hand. "Professor, isn't that a little funny coming from you?"

I froze slightly.

Caspian held my waist, a smile playing on his lips. He spread his fingers and pressed his palm firmly against my swollen lower abdomen.

"Professor Vance, did you ever let me go?"

An ominous feeling surged in my heart.

I dared not hide it anymore and said quickly, "I'll die if you do this. Really, I really carried your spawn."

Caspian's gaze suddenly changed. The hand pressing on my abdomen pushed down mercilessly.

"No... Ah!"

My scream echoed in the room. Pain surged like a flood, crushing me to the bottom of the ocean.

Waves of heat exploded in my lower abdomen, the smell of blood rising. I could even hear the sound of the eggshell scratching my internal organs.

Endless pain buried me. Before I passed out, I vaguely saw Caspian brushing away his wet bangs.

"Professor, never trust anyone. That's what you taught me."

His smile was still innocent, but his words were so cruel.

"If you dare lie to me like that again, I'll carve you open with my own hands, just like you did to me back then."